The Deserted Rich Beauty (Nicole and eric)
Chapter 2035 Not Her Turn

Clayton paused for a moment.

His face turned dark as he looked at Nicole.

Clayton was not stupid and knew that Nicole was implying something.

After pondering for half a second, he said in a light voice, "I don't know."

Nicole smiled and nudged his shoulder.

"What would you do if it were you? Tina wants a divorce, and she has evidence of his affairs, so Zach will most likely end up with nothing. His company isn't doing very well. Once there is a financial problem,

it's very likely that he has to declare bankruptcy. Getting a divorce now won't benefit him at all. He definitely knows this. Zach suddenly fell into this dilemma. So, if you were in his situation, what would you do?' Nicole was curious what Clayton would do if he was in Zach's shoes.

Clayton seemed to know what Nicole was thinking and smiled helplessly.

He sighed and somewhat regretted standing here.

It was simply an unexpected disaster.

"Baby, I'll never become such a scumbag. There are no what-ifs in this world. If you insist on hearing my answer, then I fully support his wife to get a divorce. That scumbag will only know his mistake after a divorce!"

Nicole lowered her eyes slightly and smiled.

She was quite satisfied with his answer. Nicole thought, 'Never mind. I shouldn't make things difficult for him by asking him this kind of fatal question.'

She pondered for a while and said, "Tina didn't even have the money to buy jewelry. It's very likely that they have a financial problem, but Zach just bought a new car and didn't look like he had any financial difficulties earlier. This means that Zach is transferring his property and deceiving Tina."

Clayton was silent. "Yup, you're so clever!"

He could already tell, but he could not say it.

Nicole sighed and stretched her back.

Zach had already driven his new car away and left Kirsi behind.

Everyone watched such a good show before they entered the door and was quite into the drama.

Nicole turned around and looked at the bright hall inside.

"Let's go. The auction is about to start."

Clayton took her h>h&:PLY? with a smile and became more spirited.

"There's a powder blue raw diamond on auction. Shall I make it into a brooch for you?"

Nicole smiled, and the couple entered the exhibition hall together. The auction had just started.

No one knew if the organizer did this on purpose, but Nicole and Clayton were arranged to sit opposite Eric and his female companion.

Nicole did not look at Eric's female companion carefully because she did not pay much attention to her.

The woman looked like a high-society lady that was well-dressed. When she looked at Eric, the admiration in her eyes was so obvious that it was easy to tell how she felt about Eric.

Nicole saw that she looked familiar but could not recall her name.

However, Nicole did not pay much attention to Eric's female companion. Her attention was quickly attracted by the auction item.

Perhaps because of the scene that Tina made earlier, everyone knew that the pair of earrings would be of no value. Thus, they changed the order of the auction at the last minute and placed the earrings in the front.

As a result, only a few people made bids, but they did not offer high prices.

The original value of the earrings might be very high, but the people present cared about their reputation especially since this auction was not anonymous. In the end, the earrings were not sold.

Thus, the organizer had to remove the earrings and replace them with the next auction item.

Clayton fancied a tea set and excitedly whispered in Nicole's ear, "Coincidentally, Dad wants a new tea set. Let's surprise him!"

Nicole thought about the tea set in Floyd's cupboard that he used according to the weather and his mood.

She could not figure out what Floyd liked.

Nicole smiled and looked at Clayton.

Sure!

Compared to Nicole, Clayton was more like Floyd's son.

All Nicole thought about were diamonds.

She was eager to see them.

Since raw diamonds were precious, they were not displayed earlier, and everyone had not seen them.

Clayton and Nicole whispered with a tacit smile on their faces.

They did not notice the fiery gaze of the person on the other side that was watching them the entire time.

Since Eric entered the hall, he did not say a word.

Perhaps it was because he did not know what to say.

Eric should be happy that Nicole was still alive and kicking.

However, he inexplicably felt disgruntled.

Eric would secretly imagine that he would be the one standing beside Nicole now if they did not go through all those hardships. How good would that be?

However, this was the ending that he could never dream of.

Eric was even a little worried that Nicole would replace out about his plan and would think that he was a despicable and shameless person. However, Eric felt that there was a legitimate reason for every step he took just to cover up his selfishness.

Nicole would never know.

The woman next to Eric was Cheryl Lichman.

She had already heard of Eric's name but did not have the opportunity to interact with him.

Although Eric and Gerard Lichman had a good relationship, Gerard was not considered Eric's friend.

Thus, Gerard told Cheryl to hide her feelings for Eric to prevent any trouble.

That was because Gerard knew that Eric was in love with someone else.

Even if Eric wanted to replace a replacement, he had many options, and it would not be Cheryl's turn.

However, before this auction, Eric and Gerard were talking about work, and Cheryl just happened to be looking for Gerard when they met. Cheryl really wanted to attend the auction, but Gerard had something to do and could not attend, so he could only ask Eric to bring Cheryl along.

Eric did not think too much about it since he was going anyway.

Thus, in everyone's eyes, Cheryl was Eric's female companion.

Cheryl had just returned from studying abroad the past few months, and she barely got to see Eric.

All she knew about Eric was from Wikipedia.

Cheryl saw the raw diamond that reflected a faint blue light that was so subtle and mysterious.

She could not help but sigh in admiration.

"It's so beautiful!"

The host said, "This raw diamond is from a collector from Italy. If you're interested, you can start bidding. The starting price is $9 million..."

The starting price was already $9 million, which meant that it would head into the nine figures.

Cheryl dismissed this thought in an instant.

Opposite them, Clayton's voice reverberated in the exhibition hall.

"$20 million-"

Everyone sighed.

Although the people present did not lack money, they all had a new insight into Clayton's net worth because Clayton started the bid with $20 million. Nicole stood there calmly, looking beautiful, slim, and radiant. Her facial features under the light seemed extraordinarily delicate and stunning.

She seemed to stay out of the way as her eyes were fixated on the diamond in front of her.

It was cold and regal, just like her.

Eric stared at Nicole for a few seconds and immediately said, "$30 million..."

"$50 million..."

"$60 million..."

In the beginning, there were a few people in the exhibition hall that wanted to make a bid, but when they heard the two men bidding vindictively, they instantly lost the mood to bid. Cheryl, who was standing beside Eric, could not help but look at Eric shyly in surprise and joy.

She thought, 'Was he bidding for the diamond because I said that it was beautiful just now? Did Eric intend to bid for it and give it to me? According to Gerard, Eric has always been generous to women, so this fits his style...'

Clayton did not seem to be angry, nor did he have any opinion because of Eric's bid.